>> reporter: in 1994, president clinton awarded him a national medal of the arts. >> i'll never forget the first time when as a high school musician, i discovered that i could actually play the saxophone lead in take five. [ laughter ] >> reporter: in 2009, the kennedy center honored his 6 decades of creation and invention. >> rhythm is an international language. [ cheering and applause ] >> reporter: dave brubeck spoke it fluently. ,,,, >>> good evening, everyone. today's high, 58 at the airport in concord. but it was the rain that made the big headline. outside right now, the rain is ending in the city by the bay. a little bit of fog developing however. but interesting enough, we had some hefty rainfall totals over the past 24 hours. anywhere from 0.30 of an inch of rain to over 1 full inch in san francisco. these are impressive totals. i tallied it up to see the precipitation in comparison to last year. and almost 100% above last year's rainfall total at this time of the year is san francisco, also santa rosa, san jose. last year only 77% of normal. today, 138%! rain has ended. toni